Removable media is any type of storage device that can be removed from a computer while the system is running. In this guide, I will show you how to link a removable media to a Deployment Share: Replicate Deployment share to a removable device. Please see the following guides on how to remove an MDT Deployment Share. Also see how to replicate an MDT Deployment Share: How to create a Selection Profile and a Linked MDT Deployment Shares. See how to Enable or disable BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows.
Examples of removable media include CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray disks, as well as diskettes and USB drives. Removable media makes it easy for a user to move data from one computer to another.
Follow these steps to link your removable media to the deployment share. You may also want to see How to prevent the installation of removable devices, How to restrict access to removable Storage Drives, How to Restrict Access to USB Drives and Enable or disable BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows.
Link your removable media to the deployment share
1: In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, right-click Media and click New Media
2: On the General Settings page, click on Next. In the Media Path box, type the path of the removable media to which you want to copy the deployment share.
3: From the Selection Profile list, click the profile that contains the folders you want to replicate to the production environment.
4: On the Summary page, review the details and click on Next.
5: On the Summary page, review the details and click on Next. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to close the New Media Wizard.
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Replicate your deployment share to a removable media
1: In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, click on Media.
2: In the details pane, right-click the media link you created previously and click on Update Media Content
3: In the details pane, right-click the media link you created previously and then click Update Media Content.
4: On the Confirmation page, when complete. Click Finish to close the Updated Media Content dialog box.
Follow the steps below to replicate your deployment share to a removable media. Here is a similar guide: Replicating MDT Deployment Share: How to create a Selection Profile and a Linked MDT Deployment Shares.
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